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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_bend_report.gif" border="0"> The<b class="uiTerm"> Bend Report</b> function (available in certain Routing modules), reports on selected stock bends.
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      <p class="para_topic">An error message is displayed if selected stock has route b-curve or spline segments, unless the route b-curve segment is part of a s-bend. <b class="uiTerm">Bend Report</b> is only supported for route b-curve or spline segments, which are part of a s-bend.
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      <p class="para_topic">Selecting the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Report</b> button will display the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Report</b> window.
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      <p class="para_topic">Selecting stock or associated segment:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Highlights the stock,</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Numbers the stock's start, end, and bend RCPs; and</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Shows in the list box the stock characteristics that can be selected for display in the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Report</b>.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Report Format</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option allows you to select one of the following report formats:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Relative &ndash; XYZ format &ndash; The XYZ format is a list of positions (relative to the Work Coordinate System) and radii for each corner RCP.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Relative &ndash; YBC format &ndash; The YBC format is a distance and two rotations. YBC references the following:</p>
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                           <p class="para_item">Y &ndash; distance (inch or mm) along the tube (by default the Y&ndash;axis);</p>
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                           <p class="para_item">B &ndash; rotation about the Y&ndash;axis (the angle to rotate the tube before the next bend); and</p>
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                           <p class="para_item">C &ndash; rotation about Z&ndash;axis (the angle to bend the tube).</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Absolute &ndash; MIL98C</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option changes the order in which the RCPs are numbered. This changes the order of the Bend RCPs in the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Report</b>.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Include Characteristics</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This lists all the characteristics associated with the selected stock. You can select any number of these characteristics for display in the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Report</b>.
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